Christy McDonald

AGE: 29

HOMETOWN: Tabor City, North Carolina

CURRENTLY RESIDES: Franklin, Tennessee

BIO: Christy is the friendly voice on the other end of the line when you call Nashville's Warner Bros. Records. When she's not manning the phones and fulfilling her other tasks as receptionist, Christy works diligently at her craft, writing songs, rehearsing, heading to gigs, and singing demos. She grew up listening to her mother's records, which included beach music like The Supremes and The Chiffons, but it was Randy Travis, Pam Tillis, Barbara Mandrell, and The Oak Ridge Boys who began her love affair with country music. Among her other music influences are The Judds, Wynonna, Reba McEntire, Martina McBride, Dolly Parton, Tina Turner, and Aretha Franklin.

EPISODE BY EPISODE:• EPISODE 1:• EPISODE 2: Performed "Where Would You Be?" (Martina McBride)• EPISODE 3: SENT HOME BY VIEWER VOTING (2nd finalist to be eliminated)